2 LPS ON 1 CD

In the years between leaving Louis Armstrong’s All-Stars and his death (1952-1964), the great trombonist and singer Jack Teagarden led a Dixieland-oriented sextet. Presented here in their entireties are two of his last albums, Mis’ry and the Blues (Verve V6-8416) and Think Well of Me (Verve V6-8465). While the former LP features his regular group in a selection of standards, the latter (on which a string section is added) concentrates on compositions by Willard Robison. Although Teagarden went through a rough time in the early 1960s that would lead to his premature death in 1964 (at the age of 58), these recordings give ample proof that he was a true master until the end, both as a trombonist and as a singer.

PERSONNEL:

• JACK TEAGARDEN, trombone & vocals On all tracks, plus:
• 1-10: Mis’ry and the Blues
• Don Goldie (tp), Henry Cuesta (cl), Don Ewell (p), Stan Puls (b), Barrett Deems (d).
• 11-21: Think Well of Me
• The Russ Case/Bob Brookmeyer Orchestra, featuring Don Goldie (tp). Arrangements by Claus Ogerman, Russ Case & Bob Brookmeyer.

1-10: Chicago, June 18-22, 1961.

11-21: New Jersey, January 17-19, 1962.

TRACKS

• 1. Don’t Tell a Man About His Woman
• 2. Basin Street Blues
• 3. Froggie Moore Blues
• 4. I Don’t Want to Miss Mississippi
• 5. It’s All in Your Mind
• 6. Mis’ry and the Blues
• 7. Dixieland One-Step
• 8. Love Lies
• 9. Afternoon in August
• 10. Peaceful Valley
• 11. Where Are You?
• 12. Cottage for Sale
• 13. Guess I’ll Go Back Home This Summer
• 14. I’m a Fool About My Mama
• 15. Don’t Smoke in Bed
• 16. In a Little Waterfront Café
• 17. Think Well of Me
• 18. Old Folks
• 19. Country Boy Blues
• 20. Tain’t So Honey,Tain’t So
• 21. ‘Round My Old Deserted Farm